IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Crl. Misc. No. M-29427 of 2009 (O&M)
Date of Decision: October 21, 2008
Sunnia Arora and another ... Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND
Present : Mr Sumit Puri, Advocate, for
Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners.
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S.D. Anand, J.
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Allowed, as prayed for.
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The learned counsel states that he would be content
and interests of justice would be served if life and liberty of the
petitioners is ordered to be protected.
Notice of motion.
On the asking of the Court, Mr. BBS Teji, AAG, Punjab
accepts notice on behalf of the State.
The petition is disposed of with a direction that
respondent Nos.2 to 4 shall ensure that the petitioners shall have
the similar constitutional protection which is available to all the
citizens of the country under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
The reiteration of that obvious constitutional guarantee would not
be inferred to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the
averments in the course of the petition qua the factum/validity of
their matrimonial alliance.
Disposed of accordingly.
October 21, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vinod Judge